Author Description

This is an invaluable collection of rare or otherwise unpublished writings on Greek topography by authors ranging from the 9th century A.D. Abbot Hilduin to the flamboyant 17th-century engineer Rinaldo de la Rue. Selections from each of the 20 accounts are presented complete with extensive notes and commentary. The book also includes a short essay on Turkish Athens and a description of the tomb of Edward Wyche at Herakleia.